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LESS:WASTE:OFPUBmemiJNDSmtLmmSTQBPEL PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ISP inswerof W. F. White, Co - defendant in the Suit Against the. hirst National Bank, Is Held to Be Insufficient, Saloon to throne of servia Demurrer Filed in Behalf of the . County Sustained by Judge Cleland Upon Every . Point 1 hat Is Presented. interests of the Two Defend- lAiiio ni j vwiiuioung emu Each Is Seeking to Cast Re sponsibility Upon the Other, - : . V v .-a : v ",' 0 u A T There Is a.. man in America who Myl ha ha a rightful claim to ths throna of Servia. Hia nama Ha Michael Van Lazdrovltch and he declarea that'hla title to the crown of the unfortunate Alexander ia a clear one. Mr. Michael, however, ia not at all anxloua to. press his claim. He la a ealoon-keeper at Coney Island and says that he pre fers the saloon business here to a Kingdom In Servia, . .Another Important gain waa made , V Multnomah County this morning In la ault to recover the value of the tax kle certificates surrendered to the First rational Bank and W. F. White two Jeara ago. In exchange for worthless rarrants. The county had demurred to be answer of White and Judge Cleland ustalned the demurrer on every point. White had set up various defenses to - he county's suit, but all of them were leld by Judge Cleland to be inauffl lent. Among them was the contention hat the ault brought by A. II. Maegley, Ix years ago. which resulted in the de ree declaring void the warranta held by he FlPSt National Bank, was a collusive ult and therefore not binding upon VTilte. Judge Cleland held, however, (at as there is nothing to Indicate that bank, which was a party to . that tilt, was in any way In collusion with laegtey or the county, and aa White s bterest In the warranta waa derived holly from the bank, this defense could int Im lilvBiipail h him 'iSSSi TtL;e: State-Senator M, A, Miller Has fa complaint and in White's answer. Been Appealed 10. aS Well 3S rarrants, but acted - in the final Bet terment with the county merely as the tank's agent. He could not, therefore, rge in defense a matter which the bank rould be debarred from presenting. J, A .Wesco, Handwriting Ex- . pert, bays Miss Mane Ware Wrote Signatures on-Alleged Bogus Land Entries, Terrific Cross-Examination of the Defense Failed to Shake the Original Statements of Witness, FEAT NEVER BEFORE ACHIEVED overnment Rested Its Case at Noon Today Guy Huff Ap peared. Unwilling to lestity in Prosecution, LEBANOf John A. Weaco. handwriting expert and maker of violins, swore on the wit ness stand thla morning that after care ful examination and comparisons he had reached the opinion that Miss Marie L. Ware wrote the signatures attached to homestead entries that the Government is attempting to prove fraudulent. For the major portion of the morning session of the preliminary examination of Marie L. Ware and Horace Q. Mc Klnley, charged with conspiracy to de fraud the Government, Wesco remained on the witness stand. He underwent a severe cross-examination from Judge O'Day, for the defense, without waver ing; from his statements that Miss Ware's hand waa the one which held the pen that made the signatures the prose cution aaya are forgeries. The only other witnesses called by the prosecution were Quy Huff, formerly a bartender at Eugene, ana Clyde Lloyd. recalled to contradict certain statements made by Huff. The Government rested its case at noon, and the defense began at J o'clock this afternoon. Witness Wesco, who Is a teacher of handwriting in a local business college. declared that he had spent over two days on the specimens of handwriting fur nished by the Government officials be fore arriving at his conclusions. He pAmniirMl different letters made hv Miss 11 naa siso oeen ciaiinea Dy wnue i j fhP Man W3C Afrprp Ware, McKlnley and others with signa hat he is not bound by the decree ob- Al lime IflC IVIdNVVdS Mfiebiea I tures: on the homestead proofs, and ainea ny Maegiey, invalidating the war ants, for the reason that he was not a arty to the suit, which was no.t brought a behalf of . "all other taxpayers of . fultnomah County. The court held, owever, that the defense waa not suffl lent The attorneys for the county are much ratified over Judge Cleland's action in abstaining their demurrer. Thus far all tIS TO AID MR. COTTON Other Prominent Residents of Linn County , 1 ' . i . . oh) 1 m - -. - ' ' ; II ;A To climb what la believed to be the highest elevation in the western hemisphere and to find the remains of a Pigmy City are the objects of the trip undertaken by the party headed by Miss Anna S. Peck, a mountain-climber of repute. The mountain to be climbed Is the An dean peak Mount Borata. The sum mit has never been attained. The mount's height la said to be 25,000 feet above aea-level. , in L SCORES VICTORY No Youths Under 14 Years of Age Will Be Allowed to Work in Factories in the State of Oregon, Commissioner Hoff Made In vestigation and Oregon Packing Company Agreed to Obey Law. Parents Will No Longer Be Al lowed to Use Their Little Ones as Means of Gain for Themselves, . hv Pfirtland Pflliffi Hfi "C.Sir- Pointed out what he claims to be siml UY rUIUdllU lUlltC nC Wl l-,lti. .ml neculisrities between the Tied 3 Letter UnerinS LOan different ones that are at least striking. of $300, CHILDREN BECOME HEROES Asked how he determined forgeries the expert said: By general appear a nee, as certal O. B. Cotton., arrested by members of crossing Ts ; 'the making of lines, finger the Portland police force and held for ""? "XVfZZZ ha preliminary skirmishing in the case J hours without being allowed to com- t0 be ,n n0 pleasant mood, and occaslon bvs resulted favorably to the county. municate with, his friends and without any Bhot sarcastio remarks at each The First National Bank has filed an any charge having been entered against other. mended answer, setting forth anew the him, Is still in this city and is prepar- "Please don't get funny, Mr. Hall rXrw ColBsion of Accommodation ana a rreigm i rain uauses Death But Greater Fatality Might Have Resulted, f.w!" upJ?J y!1011 U r-Ues . ,8CP; Ing to bring suit against Chief of Police aid Judge O'Day to the United States T D c ,1 . AroU ( lability. The Interests of the bank and Hun wnotn h, hoM, responsible for Attorney, when he thought hia opponent I W0 DOyS OGQ le Appr03Cn 0T r Whla, the two defendants, are de- hls unjut lncarceratfon. . was using too much levity in hia ques- L. Troinc Qio-nol kn Pr, strmngto a of vouna- men from Lebanon, tlons to a witness. U O I lamo aiiu yigiiai uio L.ll real party thf) resldence of cotton, have taken up "I'm funny." replied Hall, filed two the cae and wrItten stat0 senator M. castically. "I am in dead earnea Idedly at variance, as each Is striving to how that the other was the a lntereat in the petition Ware ago with the County Board, ask ; tg that the worthlesa warrants be ex' banged for tax sale certificates. . JARD TO GET JURY TO TRY STRAGGLER fhe Self-Confessed- Murderer , of Five Women Is Pleased. . . ' (Journal Special Service.) I HAMILTON, O...June 27. It is now! ' tonceded that it will bo impossible to iecure a Jury by which to try Strangler (napp before Monday. Only II men ave been accepted Bubject to poremp- ry challenge out of 180 in three ve Ires. The fourth venire of 40 men Is sing examined today. Knapp la highly (eased over the difficulty of getting a ;.iry. ..;,....-. , sar earnest, as A. M)llir and other nromlnnnt men nf you will find out later. Linn County, Who are expected to inter- uv Huff- who a,d he hd known Mc est themselves In obtaining justice for Kinley for eeven or eight years, was a a a. a a vrv nnwllllnsr vtHt npn nf anAtsTarH friend of Cotton, who is at present n the questions of the prosecution In a While NOt Being Able tO Ln t'oriiana rrom Jeoanon, jnaae xne 101- , " . .. lowing statement today: ,n" anv but nl" own "Ignature to papers "The police would not even allow Cot- ven him by McKlnley. The ones he ton to telephone to hla friends, several 'were tor homestead and timber of whom were, at the La Port Hotel, '"fries made by himself. This land he. Had iwe been informed that he was in 1, Edwin Hobson. McKlnley fur Jail we would at once taken steps to n'"" " money with which he proved secure hia discharge, for we know him up " tlrber claim, he said, but de and know what a splendid man he Is. clawed the only money he paid McKlnley At;the time Cotton waa arrested he had "er he sold it was that which he bor In his possession a letter from-Joel roYZ?. . . Myers, one of the best-known business AThe Hnu dented ever making the won T.lnn Cftnnt tr nfPafinir tn inH statement to - Clarertetj- Lloyd that he - J " - 1 . , , , , , , raui muiunu i him the sum of 1300. This letter the "1", ll a1 morning, Engineer Erlckson and Brake- police took from him. .but evidently did S"milla,m. ?- A he -?aprrs man Howard were killed. The injured not consider it sumcient to in any way "Y waa i"i "s viHiiti.ui;tv uu uinor yapnni iivpn mm by McKlnley. gineers of Both of the Im pending Danger, tirely Stop, the Speed Was Lesserted and a Tremendous Shock Averted Two Deadi (Journal Special Service.) DES MOINES, June 27. The accom modation train from this city collided with a freight on the Milwaukee. & St.; Paul railroad west of the city early this establish his identity," ONE OF THE FEUD LAWYERS ARRESTED STRIKE OF FREIGHT HANDLERS OCCURS Objects to What Newspaper Man Has to Say and Lands1 , : in Jail, ' .. Lloyd was recalled to contradict this Statement, but said he was not sure regarding the conversa tion with Huff: Both Miss Ware and McKlnley were' present throughout today's sessions and several times during the examination of the handwriting expert Miss. Ware was in consultation' with her counsel. Most of the time the two sat back from the attorneys and appeared to ha only in different spectators. . At times McKln ley looked bored and attempted to read a papp(. The case will probably be con cluded Monday. Three Systems of Railways : Mow Handicapped by Today's Action i ; . - - ;. -t' (Journal Special Service.) LEXINOTON,''June 27 Judge Noblft MR. M'MANIMON .MARRIESi are: Brakeman Bate, fireman uoden- berger and Trainmen-Selsor and Berry. Engineer Perry was badly scalded. The accident was-caused by the conductor of the accommodation train ignoring or ders. The accident might have resulted more seriously- had it not been for the presence-of two small boys near the scene of the accident, who saw the two trains approaching on the same track. One of the boys ran ln the direction of the accommodation train and the other toward the freight, signaling the engineers to stop. The trains were too near to come to an entire halt, but the engineers were able to slacken the speed greatly, which lessened the effect of the shock: Had it not been for this oc currence it is probable that many pas- BT. an attorney for Hargls, attacked Was-1 Wtll-Knwn Hu of Faoiflo-Coast and8ensera would have been killed buh, m. uewijuiwr jntiu uere mil . mom- m it i i lng and in consequence is now in the ForOsAd Wsds la Baa police station. Noble was ejected from 3of, CaJL the Phoenix Hotel last nlKht and when (Journal. Hnectal Sorvl t he read ftn account LOf theaffalr.ithia I . SAN JOSE. CU June 27, t .mJ (Journal Special Service.) . "l"T Ll. Zt? .u. "' Popular young people -of San Jose Joined hands and fortunes yesterday morning (.Toiimol Rnorlnl Service. 1 JOSEPH, Mo June 27. All tacked wasson, wno wrote tne article, RETURN WITH SMALLPOX PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.,-June -27. The United States steamer Albatross, teleht handleraion the Missouri Pa- and who ably defended hlmaelf until a r which sailed 10 days ago with a party ,c. Great -Wastern and Kock Islahd bystanders in -- Noble esc.ped M.ttl.U George VnVedTn mar! 'iJSJi bstems struck this morning ter cent " Increase of wages. for 25 but later becama Intoxicated and arrested. NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT waa I rlage at the residence of the bride's mother. Mrs. Glvens George, 2 5t North Third street - The ceremony was performed by Rev. H.C. Meredith, pastor of thfr First M. E. Church. South. About 85 s-uests I were present Including all the relatives Now'is oie time for Oregon newspapers to advertise the Lewis and Clark Fair.- The Publicity Committee cannot be expected tp do all of the work and the newspapers of - Oregon must give them a helping hand. If the shouting for tha state's favored Exposition is put off till next year there will . be a very short time for the promoters of the welfare Of Oregon to thoroughly advertise what the state is doing The "Manana." policy advocated by tha old ladles of journalism ia this vicinity has done more to injure the community, than has -anything else.J)on't pay anyattentiott JtQ..lhelrW8feteiyteni..ofJ?rtag)ng .to ' "public notice what la being done,, Remember the county tax caaes! jon't put off till tomorrow what may b accomplished today." v That is the motto of U progressive- men- and1 it applies tolties-ss- well as men.- : .- . . ........ . . i ' . -' dan. to examine the fisheries of British Columbia and Alaska, returned this morning with a case of smallpox on board, and was sent to the quarantine station. The patient was shipped at Seattle. JAJTOMsi ALLEGED ROBBERS JAILED A i Vila vmi . .iibintu i j oi,rtiu 1110 wou- nmnnA th niaina hoiiinrf an m.,ii. I Harry C Melbourne and W. H. Craw established the first newspaper in San Jttl at Hoquiam," Wash., on a Jose. Mr. McManlmon is well known cnarge oi rvuumn a. ew m vmuv. in Portlandiind all along; the coast. They were captured by Chief of Police atia nf thj mini oTnort mwiiuMr Faylor of Olympla. Wash., when, he .,.h ih, .n,,n.v upland Patrolman Morfe made a raid on a I - NEW YORK. June 27. The S92 oris hHrfcnoii-pIhe arrestetflh Tast night's elated Press operator in San Jose, hav- l-iooaj omcers raw ini oom men mo j lampiuK raw wen irreiinw imi mora-ina- established and onened the office In well known here. "It is said they were lng and tha magistrate, on the advice Iti,. am M.min Riiiidino- tt waa at. in this city about cnnstmas time, and of attorneys, aiscnargea an Dot eignt I tended by his cousin, Clarepcs AngeU of that they wera woxgjng wltb a bad of them. When the announcement was ijSoqueL ' r--- ' " - ,ien: of crooks, iwd tta qw! iccjte.iaucjitefav Children under 14 years of age. whether seeking work alone or with the help and sanction of their parents, will hereafter be barred from employ ment ln the Portland factory of the Oregon Packing Company. The child labor law of the State of Oregon will be observed strictly to the letter, and there wMl be no further effort at evasion. State Labor Commissioner O. P. Hon this morning called upon the manage ment of the Oregon Packing Company and announced that hereafter he would personally see that the statute ln this regard was rigidly enforced. No effort at denial that children under the lawful age were being employed waa attempted on the part of the company, the man ager saying he had not understood the law waa so stringent, but that he would at once discharge all employes not yet 14 years old and see that none others of such tender age were "taken on." The State Land Commissioner Is mak ing investigations Into other lines of occupation ln Portland and Intends to thoroughly enforce the child labor law as well as other acts governing employ ment Tha Journal's Contention. The fact that children were being em ployed In factories of this city contrary to law was. first brought to public notice through an Investigation made by The Journal three days ago. The Child La bor Commission and State Labor Com missioner were at once notified of the unlawful condition and a personal in spection by the latter has resulted ln the stamping out of this evil ln at least one place where It was particularly no ticeable. It was at first held by factory manag ers that they were not responsible for work, done tn their shops or places of business by children under 14 years of age If those children were not directly ln the employ of the company. Taking this foundation for their actions cor porations issued "work cards" to par ents and the latter brought their little ones with them to the factories to aid them ln their labor. The children were rot paid, nor were their names on the factory roll of employes, but remunera tion for the labor they performed was given to their parents. It was this condition that The Journal endeavored to suppress, and its efforts, seconded by the prompt action of Labor Commissioner Hoff, have been success ful. Commissioner JtofTs Statement "I called on the management of the Oregon Packing Company this morn ing," Commissioner Hoff said, "and was informed that children under the legal age had been allowed to work there. No effort was made to conceal this fact, those ln charge of the factory dealing with me in the most frank and open mannec possible. ' "Misconception of the state law on the subject of child labor, I was told. was the cause of children under 14 hav ing been employed. As soon as I had explained the law and stated my posi tion with regard to Its enforcement the officers of the company informed me that no more children of questionable age would be allowed to work inside their factory in any capacity, and that those already at work would be dl9 charged at once. I am entirely satisfied with the re sult and am certain the late contro versy arose through lngorance on the part of the company regarding the ex act- provisions of the law. I do not an ticipate any further trouble." FAMOUS RAILROAD MAGNATE V' if : f -r Y jrt f. it j-1 The wife and daughter of Dr. Seward Webb,- the railroad mag nate and close relative of the Van derbiits have gone to London to be at the side of their husband and father. Senator Chauncey Depew is with them. Dr. Webb has been ailing for some time and his con dition is said to be quite serious. OPPOSITION TO ANOTHER FERRY Shipping Interests Protest Against Albina Improvement and Claim It Will Damage ineir Business, EAGLES Al IN A FUSS rour unicers Kesign ana-Kes-ignation of Another Is Desired by Several of His Brother Members. Warm Words Were Handed Back and Forth in Lodge Meeting President Wattson Will Not Withdraw. Effort Is Being Made to Reor ganize Portland Aerie and Scratch Some Members Off the List of Names, Substitution of the New Boat for the Old One Is Suggested As a Method oLSatisfying All Parties, OPEN SWITCH IS THE CAUSE OF FATALITY Passenger Train Runs Onto a Siding Where Stands a Freight, (Journal Special Service.) NOBWOLK, Va., June 27. Engineer Covington and his nephew, Robert Cov ington, were instantly killed and many passengers injured in a collision on a Norfolk & Western passenger and freight train .near Petersburg today. Both trains were badly wrecked. An open switch was the cause of tha acci dent . , The project of another ferry at Albina Is meeting with a protest from the ship ping interests, and the pilots generally are advancing the opinion that the ferry would hamper tHe commerce of the port by further restricting the anchor age privileges and consequently reduc ing the area of harbor now available. An informal notice of this antagonism against the ferry has already been given Mayor Williams and the committee from the Executive Board, which has had the matter In hand during tne past few days. The authorities are cognizant of this attitude from the pilots, but believe that It will be possible to remove these objections by repealing the old ferry law, - which prohibited shipping from anchoring within 400 feet . of a ferry landing and which was evidently passed In the interests of the ferry companies. This ' repeal, it is believed, can be ob tained, and without any' material dam age to the ferry interests.. Protest Has Backlog. That the pretest carries backing with It and must be seriously considered Is shown from the fact that such impor tant firms as Allen & Lewis, Northwest ern Warehouse Company. Malrour, Guthrie & Company, Portland Flouring Mills and the Q, St. & N. Company have already authorized its Issuance. A for mal protest will probably be filed with the city authorities within a few days. The principal objection urged is that when the harbor isttie busiest ln the fall the water of tffe river. Is at a low stage, and the anchorage district is greatly restricted. With-the additional ferry, even without a cable, It is rep resented that shipping would almost be prohibited. One scheme of obviating this difficulty which has been suggested Is to have the new ferry replace the old one. The old boat could then be taken to Sellwood. TO BREAK,. RECORD . The steamer Spencer will make a run from Portland to Astoria tomorrow ln an effort to lower the record of 4 hours and 30 minutes, now held between these points by the Hassalo. Civil war Is rampant in the ranks of Portland Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the direct cause of hos tilities can be traced back to the tern porary defalcation of Thomas B. He Devttt. Jr.. formerly secretary of tha order ln this city. Although at last night's meeting Mc- Devitt came forward with enough money to completely make good the shortage which had been charged against him. and this point was settled, there wars other things doing, and that these things were of momentous importance is at testedby the fact that Vice-President Ready and Trustees Clyde, Chenowsky and Sullivan tendered their resignations and insisted upon the -acceptance of tha same. R. C. Wright waa elected sec retary to succeed McDevitt who re signed a week ago. President John Wattson did not re sign, although it was strongly hinted that many of the brother Eagles would be Intensely gratified to hava him do ao. Would xeorganiss XfOdga. An effort is being made to reorganise the lodge because its personnel is not considered exactly proper by a num ber of Influential members. It is an nounced today that there will either be a considerable portton of the present membership roll stricken out' or there will be another lodge of Eagles started in Portland, made up from those who class themselves as the better element of the present organization. There were some tragic climaxes ' reached and through the safety-vaiva of voices many long-accumulating tirades found expression ' during last night's , meeting:. The administration of Presi dent Wattson was openly censured and the disgrace reflected upon ths orders through the recent scandal concerning the office of secretary waa discussed. President Wattson had friends who stood up ln his favor in the debate that followed, and when the meeting broke ud there was hardly the feeling of fel lowship In evidence that Is commonly supposed to rule the actions of a fra ternal organization. r Wattson Zs Censored. Today several members of the Eagles commented with atrong disfavor upon the manner in which affairs of the lodgs have been conducted, claiming that . President Wattson lacks both energy and executive ability. They say ths condition of affairs now prevailing in the Portland Aerie will be brought to the attention of the grand lodge and an investigation demanded. . ' "I have no intention of resigning my office," said President" Wattson today. "I have done right and am in ths right V Tou can bank upon it that l snail Stay right where I am." It is claimed that if the lodge ts reorganized the name of Thomas B. Mc Devitt Jrt, recently raccnued ofm- " bezzllng funds of the lodge entrusted to his keeping, will be omitted from the roll. PAYNE APPEARS AT HIS DEPARTMENT Postmaster-General Is a Sick Man, But Will Manage the Investigations. ' , ri:' (Journal Special Service.)"" WASHINGTON, June- ' 27. Postmaster-General Payne visited hla de partment this morning after an enforced absence of two days on account of ill ness. His condition is said to be seri ous, although close friends say H. i nt such as will interfere with tha man agement of the important investigations now. in progress. Madden is expected to return Monday. - CHEERED COURT ORDER WOMEN SHOULD READ THIS Here is a chance for our women readers to tell of what they would do . if they were placed ln charge of a newspaper, Tha ' Journal wants ths 4 opinioh of the womn on the sort of newspaper that they think would be of (most Interesf to readers in general and will reward those who Send in thi best articles, - The subject Is, "What Would t Do It I Were Editing a Newspaper? All manuscript must bs of 800 words or less and must, be sifned by competitors with full nam and address must bs given. Names will be withheld if writers desire. . , Originality will be considered rather than literary style. Manu scripts must be written on one side of ths paper and not rolled. The first prise- is a handsome solid silver manicure set of ths finest make. -.' -.' v,;-i- ' : 'f" 'iv.v'v: fiaaand prise-, beatan coppe.moufttdr finished leather fiuraeth very latest thing in purses, v . . - . 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